Crash closed part of I-215 in Menifee

MENIFEE -- A motorist lost control of his car early Wednesday
and flipped over the concrete center divider on Interstate 215,
landing in the opposing lanes of traffic, authorities said.

The accident happened just before 7 a.m. near Scott Road,
according to the California Highway Patrol.

Paul Gran, 36, of Murrieta, was driving north on I-215 when he
lost control of a 2000 Chevrolet Camaro and hit the concrete
divider, a CHP report states. The impact vaulted the car over the
divider and it landed in the southbound lanes, said CHP Officer Ron
Thatcher. No other vehicles were involved in the crash.

Gran and a passenger in the Camaro, 38-year-old Carrie Wilson of
Murrieta, were taken to Inland Valley Regional Medical Center in
Wildomar with minor injuries, Thatcher said.

The southbound lanes were closed for about two hours and traffic
was diverted onto Scott Road, Thatcher said.